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On September 30, 2013, the first graduates of the Richard Gilder Graduate School will receive Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Comparative Biology at the school's inaugural commencement. Here's a profile of Isabelle Vea, one of the graduates.

On September 30, 2013, the first graduates of the Richard Gilder Graduate School will receive Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Comparative Biology at the inaugural commencement for the program. We're profiling the newly minted Ph.D.s., including John Denton, an ichthyologist who studied the evolution and diversification of lanternfishes for his dissertation, using a combination of DNA sequences and recently developed analytical methods.

Hang out with researchers halfway around the world during a special live stream from the beautiful Solomon Islands, where Museum researchers are exploring the mysterious organisms that light up the ocean's dark waters, uncharted microbial life, and the rich diversity of fishes, corals, and other animals. The live stream will begin on the Museum's Kinja page on Wednesday, September 25, at 4 pm ET.

In the charming 2012 film Taxiway, showing Sunday, October 20, at the Mead Film Festival, French-American director Alicia Harrison opens a rare window into the hopes and aspirations of the New York City taxi drivers so many of us interact with regularly but rarely come to know. Watch the trailer.

This month, Museum Curator John Sparks is leading the The Explore21 Solomon Islands Expedition. A part of the Museum's Explore21 initiative, this three-week research journey is headquartered aboard the Research Vessel Alucia. Chris Filardi, who is the director of Pacific Programs in the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, wrote this dispatch when he joined the expedition team last week.